Writings of John Dee (1527-1608)

John Dee was an influential Renaissance figure. He was Queen Elizabeth's scientific advisor. In later life, he became disillusioned with pure science and started experimenting with occult techniques of the day.

Selected writings:

• Five Books of Mystery (Mysteriorum Libri Quinque)

  These records of Dee's startling results with angel magic were kept secret and only discovered by accident long after his death.

  Complete text in my new book John Dee's Five Books of Mystery : Original Sourcebook of Enochian Magic Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser; ISBN: 1578631785; (January 2003)
  
  
• Earliest versions of Angelic or "Enochian" script.
  
  
• Mysteriorum Liber Sextus et Sanctus (Liber Loagaeth)

  Revealed to Dr. Dee by the angels, this book is described as 'a Book of Secrets and Key of this World'. Also known as Liber Logaeth, and as The Book of Enoch

• Index Verborum of the "Angelic Language" from Liber Loagaeth

  From tables 1a, 1b, and 2a of Sl.3188 and Sl.3189.

• Compendium Heptarchiae Mysticae

  An early version of Dee's primary magical text, but with valuable materials not found elsewhere.

• De Heptarchia Mystica

  Dee's own summary, in Grimoire form, of his techniques for communicating with angels, and practical benefits therefrom.

• Tuba Veneris ('The Trumpet of Venus')

  This little magical text written by John Dee predates his magical workings documented in the Mysteriorum Libri. It may be an example of the Ars Steganographiae of Abbott Trithemius. (Latin)

• Tabula bonorum angelorum invocationes
• The Holy Table engraving from Casaubon's True and Faithful Relation
• The Hieroglyphic Monad Dee's enigmatic treatise on symbolic language. française
• An excerpt form Josten's translation of the Hieroglyphic Monad
• A Letter Containing a most briefe Discourse Apologeticall
• Meric Casaubon: A True and Faithful Relation (excerpts)